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Inverness West

Ward

East Highland. About 10,473 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Inverness West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,263
2,357th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Inverness West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Inverness WestMiddle
Population21 wards, Highland · 2021
Population: every ward in Highland21 areas from 5,876 to 16,716. The middle area is 11,497. Inverness West is 10,263.
10,2636th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Highland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Highland21 areas from 6.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 67.0%. Inverness West is 93.0%.
93%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Highland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Highland21 areas from 16.0% to 98.2%. The middle area is 74.9%. Inverness West is 98.2%.
98.2%highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Highland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Highland21 areas from 1.2% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.0%. Inverness West is 3.2%.
3.2%2nd highest

What is the population of Inverness West?

Inverness West had 10,263 usual residents at the census.

Inverness West is the 2,357th most populated of 8,397 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Highland

These figures are published for the whole of Highland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Highland and not Inverness West alone. See Highland

Average house price
£221,136
Up 6.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£39,740
144th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
237,260
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Inverness West in brief

Inverness West had 10,263 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Inverness West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Inverness West, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Inverness West, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.